// Station · 22m ago

KHIE

Mount Washington Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 6,500 ft

T/Td 27.2°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 1,074 FT

44.3675°N / 71.5458°W

LOCATION · Whitefield, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KHIE · 1,074 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC065

LAYERS

SCT041 SCT048 OVC065

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,100 ft, scattered at 4,800 ft, and overcast at 6,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KHIE 142152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT041 SCT048 OVC065 27/21 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP091 T02720211

KHIE · day 14 at 21:52 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · scattered layer at 4,800 ft · overcast at 6,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 4,001'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 4,001'

Pattern altitude: 2,074 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +15°C

2,900FT

+1,826 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,074 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,181 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC065

Overcast · base 6,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT048

Scattered · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT041

Scattered · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,811 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:16ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

00:30ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 13m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:22Z MOONSET00:36Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KMWN

LIFR

Mount Washington Observatory

WIND: 290° / 43 ktG53
VIS: 0.00 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

KBML

VFR

Berlin Regional Airport · Berlin

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KCDA

VFR

Caledonia County Airport · Lyndonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KIZG

VFR

Eastern Slopes Regional Airport · Fryeburg

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 34 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KEFK

VFR

Northeast Kingdom International Airport · Newport

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 43 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

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